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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

The Tomaszow-Lubelski Memorial Book

I-XXIV

Foreword

Moshe Hacohen-Gordon

1

History of the Jews in Tomaszow-Lubelski

Mordechai Bernstein

5

The Holy Man R'Pinchas of Tomaszow

Shalom Lavie

20

The woman, a holy martyr

S. Lamed

22

The Synagogue Pinkas [register]

S. A. Braner

23

Sources for the 1648-49 pogroms

From the book Pinat Yikrat

26

ADMORs in Tomaszow from Izbitza and Radzin

Israel Idelman

49

The Holy Rabbi of Radzin zl

The Editor

80

The ADMOR R'Mordechai from Kuzmir in Tomaszow

Moshe Ben Israel

89

"Tomaszow of Heaven"

Moshe Hacohen-Gordon

101

The past ADMORs in Tomaszow

Moshe Hacohen-Gordon

104

Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kock

Rabbi Yitzhak Meir of Gur [Gora]

Rabbi Shlomo Eger

Rabbi Yosele Yartzover

Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Label

Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner

Rabbi Yehuda Leib Eiger

Rabbi Yakov Leiner

Rabbi Gershon Heinich Leiner

Rabbi Yehoshua Rokach

Rabbi Yissachar Dov of Belza

Rabbi Tzadok Hacohen of Lublin

Rabbi Arie Leibush Neuhaus

Rabbi Yehoshua'le Tomaszower

Prayer Houses in Tomaszow-Lubelski

Shalom Lavie

139

The Central Synagogue and the Bet Hamidrash

Israel Silberman

152

Rabbis in Tomaszow

Moshe Gozitchenski

159

Rav and great scholar R'Moshe Roygenfisch

Rav and great scholar R'Shmuel Hacohen Singer

Rav R'Pinchas Menachem Singer

Rav R'Nachman Neuhaus

Rav R'Yosef Arie Leibush

Rav R'Chaim Aharon Zvi Schidkovski

Rav R'Zvi Yehezkel Michelsohn

Rav R'Arie Leibush Rubin

His son Rav R'Shalom Yechezkel SHLITA

Rav R'Zev Stockhammer

Rav R'Yerachmiel Mordechai Weinberg

A few facts about my family in Tomaszow

Yitzhak Bashevis [from Yiddish: M. Ben-Israel]

180

The Rabbis of Tomaszow

S. Licht

184

The Rav and great scholar R'Mordechai Rokach

Moshe Gordon

187

Rav Israel Dov Hacohen Firstman, may God avenge his blood

191

The Neuhaus Rabbis Dynasty

Yosef Halevi

193

Personalities: R'Nathan Nay, R'Israel Gozitchenski

197

Personalities in the Hussyatin Hassidic House in Tomaszow

Ch. Y. Lehrer

206

R'Shmuel Lederkremer

R'Gershon Silbergeld

R'David Goldstein

Two persons: R'Israel Hacohen Gorzitchenski, R'David Weizman

Ch. Y. Lehrer

209

The letter

Israel Idelman

214

R'Tevel zl

Israel Silberman

216

Memorial to one of the first Hasidim

Yosef Halevi

218

R'Shalom Silberman

Ch. I. Ben-Aharon

220

About my family

Israel Silberman

223

My father, R'Aharon Eliezer Hacohen Lehrer zl

Ch. Y. Lehrer

225

R'Dov Berish Weltcher

R'Kalman Ehrlich

R'Avraham Goldschmid

The personality of R'Shlomo Goldsamd

H. Gomel

233

My grandfather R'Pinchas and "Eliyahu's Chair" in the synagogue

Roy Faust Lehrer

235

Nachum Shemesh, may God avenge his blood

S. Licht

237

Shmuel Melding

Arie Heller

Yakov Lederkremer

Yitzhak Karper

Shalom Singer

Yakov Mordechai Gutherz

Shlomo Akst

Gershon Brand

Yechezkel Lehrer

Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Schlagbaum

His son Shmuel

His son Yakov

His daughter Esther and her husband Ben-Zion Honigsfeld

Alter Schtul

S. Lamed

245

Moshe Spurer

Mordechai Gelehrnter

Yerachmiel ben R'Arie Hacohen Mermelstein

Yakov Yoel Shafran

Avraham Yechezkel Biederman

Baruch Goldstein

Mechl Yehuda Flug

I. Leibowitz

251

Shabtai Friedlander

Bavid Herzstock

Heinich Koch

Alter Faber

Mendel Tepler

S. Shraga

255

Gedalia Tepler

Shalom Tepler

Israel Tepler

Binyamin Weiberg

Yitzhak Dachs

David Schwindler

Dov Ben David

259

Noach ben Avraham Herbsman

Asher Herbsman

260

In memory of my son Moshe, may God avenge his blood

Zusha Kwenstock

261

Avigdor Eidelsberg, Moshe Reichenberg, Pinchas Goldstein

S. Zamoyski

262

The Town Tomaszow-Lubelski

Moshe Gozitchenski

267

Tomaszow-Lubelski, my home town

Mordechai Ehrlich

272

Our town

Yakov Lanyel

282

Remarks

Ch. Y. Lehrer

288

The ritual slaughterers in town

S. Zamoyski

291

Yeshivas in Tomaszow

293

The Novharidok Yeshiva

Yosef Friedlander

295

The character of the Tomaszow people, in past years

(Translated)

298

The fires in 5678-5679 [1918-1919]

(Translated)

300

Jewish way of life in Tomaszow

Yosef Moskop (translated)

303

How the Zionist ideas spread in our town Tomaszow

M. Gozitchenski

312

The Mizrahi Organization in Tomaszow

Chaim Yosef Lehrer

319

The Mizrahi leaders:

Ch. Y. Lehrer

329

R'Eliezer Lederkremer

R'Shalom Silberman

R'Binyamin Tepler

R'Yakov Arbisfeld

The Organization of Young Mizrahi in Tomaszow

Nachum Retzimer

336

The Yavne School

Arie Arbesfeld

340

The Aguda Movement

S. Licht

348

Halutzim (pioneers) in Tomaszow

Fishel Hammer (translated)

352

The Jewish youth in Tomaszow

Pinchas Ehrlich (translated)

357

Foundation of the General Zionists Organization

Yakov Schwartz (translated)

366

The life and destruction of our town Tomaszow-Lubelski

Yakov Schwartz (translated)

371

Short review of the Working Eretz Israel

Asher Herbsman

377

The last remnant of survivors in Russia

Chaim Yosef Lehrer

384

Memories from Tomaszow-Lubelski

Shmuel Schiflinger (translated)

391

Unforgettable impressions

Yakov Minkovski (translated)

394

The War and the establishment of Tze'irei Zion Association

Roy Faust Lehrer (translated)

400

Establishment of the Hashomer Hatza'ir branch in Tomaszow

David I. Loewenfuss

408

The Bund Movement in Tomaszow Lubelski

David Geier (translated)

411

The Bund conventions

David Geier

414

Yakov Shiye Gruman

Mordechai Weinberg

Shlomo Lieber

Paltik Lederkremer

Leibish Kaftenbaum

Shevach Kornwurzel

Machum Schuldiner

Kopel Spiezeisen

At the outbreak of the War

Shamay Drillman

427

The bread of the poor

Yona Feldsohn

432

The Yizkor Book publication committee in Israel

Yakov Herbsman

434

The first communication in 1951, on the history of the Organization of Former Residents of Tomaszow

Organization of Former Residents of Tomaszow: the Free-of-Interest Loan Fund